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Viburnum erubescens
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Family:
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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Citation: Viburnum erubescens Wall. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 329. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 7. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 576(407). 1919; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 45. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 167. 1998.
Viburnum wightianum Wight & Arn., Prodr. 388. 1834.
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Description:
Large shrubs. Leaves to 8 x 4 cm, ovate, oblong, acute, serrate; nerves 4-6 pairs, intercostae transverse, axils villous; petiole 1.5 cm long. Panicles to 6 x 4 cm, drooping. Flowers white, pedicelled; calyx lobes ovate, acute; corolla 6 mm long, urceolate; filaments inserted at the throat of corolla tube; ovary 1-celled; styles 3. Drupe 10 x 4 mm, obovoid, truncate with persistent calyx; seeds obovoid, rugose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-May
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kottamala
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